New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-07


.alf cent. while sugar and cotton were
shade stronger, and oil advanced 80 Genus
ON reports of shutdown. ComDlnatlohs
effected speculative advances in copper ana Tin.
ont a like movement in rubber was followed
y reaction. =,
Failures are moro numerous Of late In the
Wcst and South, and there is considerable
comnIaint of slow collections, even where
money is reported in ample supply. The fact
that a vast amount of real estate has been
mort tagged at values much higher than were
current two years ago, and many holders nave
;nvolvcd themselves in losses by over hopeful
purchases. is reported each week In different
localities as an explanation of such embarrass-
mcnt in collections as appears. though at some
points labor troubles are the DISTURBING ioroo'
A vote for John j. Knox tomorrow will DO q
voto for an honest administration Of the city
finances and for the defeat Of all schemes 70
plumber the treasury by unjust and exoroltan'
claims A vote for Theodore w. Myers Will De
vote for the Aqueduct Ring.
Colonel Fellows's friends eulogize him highly
because he has paid of some of the Judgments
against him. 1t Is not easy to discover why ne
is entitled to special praise on this account
Almost any one would ind il extremely uncomforta-
bic to have lot of unsatisHed judgments on the
court records Under the New-York laws any In
vestments or purchases that man may mako
can be OF no value so long as unpaid Judgments
remain against him. and while Ludlow Street Jaii
is conducted on its present system debtors
ersonal liberty is often In serious danger ne does
not make earnest efforts TO pay of such claims
Colonel Fellows into Jail long ago II he had not
pacated them by partial payments. What is
there then to praise him for1
The lawyers whose appeal TO voters in behalf
of ex-Judge Rowland Is printed in another column
are men OF high standing in the legal procession
and In the community, and their words are we'll
considered and weighty. If exJudge Rowland is
elevated TO tho Supreme Court as ne assuredly
deserves TO be, he will bring TO it dignity, learning,
ability and q judicial temperament of rare
quality One reason for supporting him which
may be mentioned in addition TO those adduced by
the members OF the bar Is that he is veteran Of
the war and member Of the Grand Army.
Mayor Hewitt says It is one Of tho chief aims
Of his administration TO clear of the docket in
the District Attorneys office. The Mayor is
anxious to assume burdens which do not belong
TO him. lie has nothing TO do with the District
Office.
The Republicans have put no candidate Of their
own in the field in the With Senate District; but
they cannot do better than direct their utmost
efforts to the defeat Of Michael c. Murphy. the
boodlers candidate. In his famous confession
" Boss" Tweed mentioned Murphy as one Of the
men to whom be had paid money. lie was Hubert
o. 1hompson's mouthIicce, and has done more
than any other Democrat in the Legislature TO
fastcn ring Democratic rule on this city. Good
citizens irrcsl ectiyc Of party should unite in
Murphy. Nicholas Muller is not a
Republican. but he is preferable in every way
to Michael c. Murphy.
Deputy Collector John A. Mason seems TO be
the incarnation Of rcrnciouS activity in its most
offensive and rcprchcnsible manifestation.
Commissioner Newton Indignantly denies the
charges made in the Chamber of Commerce CON
corning the management Of the Public Works
Department. But there is reason TO believe that
Mr. ScbulN's statements arc we'll founded General
Newton signalizcd his appointment TO Office by
appointing as his deputy the tool Of Maurice b
Flynn and Hubert o. Thompson, who was forced
on his predecessor, squire by corrupt agree
mcnt. for which Flynn and Squire were indicted.
1t was Squrc's reputation Of this agreement by
the removal OF this deputy that led TO the dis
closures which resulted in Squire being ousted
from Office. Did General Newton invite public
confidence when he rcnstatcd this deputy? Tho
Public Works Department is wel-organzcd
political machine which is worked for all il Is
worth" in the interest Of Fellows and the County
Democracy. It's expenditures have largely in
creased under the present incumbent and il the
public has gained anything it is not manifest
when the machine has been put to an i'm
proper USE says the Rev DIR. Macarthur. lit
is to be condemned" The Democratic machine has
been and is being put to such degrading uses in
this town that the treatment it deserves is to be
broken in pieces and cast out into outer darkness
Theodore w. Myers, the bosses and boodlcrs'
candidate for Controller, WINS for many years in
the whslIcy business In this city lie got in |
trouble with the Government. was accused OF |
cfraudng IL, and his books were seized lie then |
became spcculator In Wall Street, and a we'll |
known card player and frcquenter OF masked |
balls. lie joined the Stock Exchange where he |
ngain got in trouble and was suspended Now ho |
hopes to become Controller, office only second in
importance TO that Of Mayor 1t would be a lasting |
disgrace TO elect such man Controller. The |
business men of this city. who are directly con-
cerned in the management OF the city finances, |
rannot afford to allow John Jay Knox TO DO |
defeated by this cx-whisIpy distiller and candi- |
late Of the bosses and boodlers.
II Colonel Fellows had not been so fond OF |
backing two pairs against three OF a kind with |
Jacob Sharp and his friends in the Blossom Club, |
some of the debts which he allowed 10 go TO
Judgment might have been paid without litigation. |
Controller Chaplin in his canvass for Mayor Of |
Brooklyn has been visiting various factories and |
rndeavoring 10 win the favor OF aboring men by |
his presence and personal appeals. But this plan |
will not work. In every factory that he visits wc
are informed that he makes votes for his OPT onent
Let Mr. Chapn keen right on in his circuit OF